Poultry industry must play its part in global issue of antibiotic resistance

Poultry producers, and all others involved in food production, need to play their part in tackling improper drug use and the rise of resistant pathogens.

If there is no action today, there will be no cure tomorrow. This
was one of the messages to attendees at a conference on antibiotic resistance
held in Bangkok, Thailand, in March, which looked at various ways of tackling
resistant bacteria, from restricting access to medicines to reducing poultry
stocking…